Riigikogu electoral district no. 8

Electoral district no. 8 () is one of the 12 multi-member electoral districts of the Riigikogu, the national legislature of Estonia. The district was established as electoral district no. 7 in 1995 following the re-organisation of electoral districts. It was renamed electoral district no. 8 in 2003 following another re-organisation of electoral districts. It is conterminous with the counties of Järva and Viljandi. The district currently elects seven of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 parliamentary election it had 61,657 registered electors.

Electoral system Electoral district no. 8 currently elects seven of the 101 members of the Riigikogu using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages. In the first stage, any individual candidate, regardless of whether they are a party or independent candidate, who receives more votes than the district's simple quota (Hare quota: valid votes in district/number of seats allocated to district) is elected via a personal mandate. In the second stage, district mandates are allocated to parties by dividing their district votes by the district's simple quota. Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for district mandates and any personal mandates won by the party are subtracted from the party's district mandates. Prior to 2003 if a party's surplus/remainder votes was equal to or greater than 75% of the district's simple quota it received one additional district mandate. Any unallocated district seats are added to a national pool of compensatory seats. In the final stage, compensatory mandates are calculated based on the national vote and using a modified D'Hondt method. Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats and any personal and district mandates won by the party are subtracted from the party's compensatory mandates. Though calculated nationally, compensatory mandates are allocated at the district level.

Seats Seats allocated to electoral district no. 8 by the National Electoral Committee of Estonia at each election was as follows: 2023 - 7 2019 - 7 2015 - 7 2011 - 8 2007 - 8 2003 - 9 1999 - 9 1995 - 10

Election results Summary

Election LeftEÜVP/EVP/ESDTP/Õ/V ConstitutionK/EÜRP/MKOE SocialDemocratsSDE/RM/M GreensEER/NJ/R CentreK/R ReformRE IsamaaI/IRL/I/I\ERSP/I ConservativePeople'sEKRE/ERL/EME/KMÜ Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2023 5,084 12.94% 1 308 0.78% 0 4,021 10.23% 0 9,777 26.11% 2 4,673 11.89% 1 9,153 23.29% 12019 13 0.03% 4,682 12.50% 1 377 1.01% 0 6,253 16.70% 1 9,777 26.11% 2 6,176 16.49% 1 8,389 22.40% 12015 17 0.04% 8,898 23.04% 1 183 0.47% 0 6,127 15.86% 1 10,703 27.71% 2 6,824 17.67% 1 3,054 7.91% 02011 11,219 27.37% 2 772 1.88% 0 5,480 13.37% 1 11,094 27.06% 2 9,413 22.96% 2 819 2.00% 02007 75 0.18% 29 0.07% 0 6,114 14.49% 1 2,911 6.90% 0 9,078 21.51% 1 11,100 26.30% 2 7,758 18.38% 1 4,472 10.60% 12003 170 0.42% 121 0.30% 0 2,265 5.63% 0 10,973 27.28% 2 5,182 12.88% 1 4,424 11.00% 1 6,769 16.83% 11999 160 0.38% 0 7,755 18.45% 1 10,485 24.95% 2 4,259 10.13% 0 8,151 19.39% 1 2,784 6.62% 01995 409 0.82% 239 0.48% 0 1,559 3.12% 0 316 0.63% 0 7,400 14.80% 1 5,500 11.00% 1 3,975 7.95% 0 23,842 47.67% 4 (Excludes compensatory seats)

Detailed

2023 Results of the 2023 parliamentary election held on 5 March 2023:

Party Votes per county Total Votes % SeatsJärva Vil- jandi Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party REF 1,570 2,101 21 7,091 10,933 27.82% 1 1 0 2 Conservative People's Party of Estonia EKRE 2,492 3,787 83 2,608 9,153 23.29% 0 1 0 1 Social Democratic Party SDE 827 1,493 7 2,672 5,084 12.94% 0 1 1 2 Isamaa IE 838 1,505 5 2,200 4,673 11.89% 0 1 0 1 Estonia 200 EE200 530 1,050 10 2,542 4,195 10.68% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Centre Party KESK 1,008 1,432 0 1,500 4,021 10.23% 0 0 1 1 Parempoolsed 143 209 0 438 806 2.05% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 48 57 4 191 308 0.78% 0 0 0 0 Andres Laiapea (Independent) 26 40 0 56 124 0.32% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 7,482 11,674 130 19,298 39,297 100.00% 1 4 2 7Rejected votes 106 132 2 0 247 0.68% Total polled 7,588 11,806 132 19,298 39,544 61.61% Registered electors 23,012 35,513 5,661 64,186

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Jürgen Ligi (REF), 5,797 votes. District mandates - Helmen Kütt (SDE), 2,098 votes; Jaak Madison (EKRE), 5,222 votes; Pipi-Liis Siemann (REF), 2,498 votes; and Helir-Valdor Seeder (IE), 2,689 votes. Compensatory mandates - Lauri Läänemets (SDE), 1,731 votes; and Jaak Aab (KESK), 1,562 votes.

2019 Results of the 2019 parliamentary election held on 3 March 2019:

Party Votes per county Total Votes % SeatsJärva Vil- jandi Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party RE 1,719 2,758 22 5,278 9,777 26.11% 1 1 0 2 Conservative People's Party of Estonia EKRE 2,341 3,241 75 2,732 8,389 22.40% 1 0 0 1 Estonian Centre Party K 1,871 2,829 4 1,549 6,253 16.70% 0 1 1 2 Isamaa I 1,137 2,207 20 2,812 6,176 16.49% 0 1 0 1 Social Democratic Party SDE 980 1,648 12 2,042 4,682 12.50% 0 1 0 1 Estonia 200 140 356 3 561 1,060 2.83% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 79 111 3 184 377 1.01% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Biodiversity Party 45 123 3 179 350 0.93% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Free Party EVA 71 90 1 119 281 0.75% 0 0 0 0 Jüri Malsub (Independent) 27 25 0 38 90 0.24% 0 0 0 0 Estonian United Left Party EÜVP 2 4 1 6 13 0.03% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 8,412 13,392 144 15,500 37,448 100.00% 2 4 1 7Rejected votes 114 141 1 0 256 0.68% Total polled 8,526 13,533 145 15,500 37,704 61.15% Registered electors 24,135 37,067 455 61,657

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Jürgen Ligi (RE), 6,069 votes; and Jaak Madison (EKRE), 5,612 votes. District mandates - Jaak Aab (K), 2,227 votes; Yoko Alender (RE), 997 votes; Helmen Kütt (SDE), 2,194 votes; and Helir-Valdor Seeder (I), 3,138 votes. Compensatory mandates - Kersti Sarapuu (K), 1,394 votes.

2015 Results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 1 March 2015:

Party Votes per county Total Votes % SeatsJärva Vil- jandi Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party RE 2,533 4,221 12 3,937 10,703 27.71% 1 1 0 2 Social Democratic Party SDE 2,236 4,098 16 2,548 8,898 23.04% 0 1 1 2 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union IRL 1,876 2,732 14 2,202 6,824 17.67% 0 1 0 1 Estonian Centre Party K 2,246 3,160 3 718 6,127 15.86% 0 1 2 3 Conservative People's Party of Estonia EKRE 956 1,362 4 732 3,054 7.91% 0 0 1 1 Estonian Free Party EVA 523 939 3 903 2,368 6.13% 0 0 0 0 Party of People's Unity RÜE 72 71 0 62 205 0.53% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 50 74 0 59 183 0.47% 0 0 0 0 Heli Koit (Independent) 60 57 1 58 176 0.46% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 24 31 1 11 67 0.17% 0 0 0 0 Estonian United Left Party EÜVP 3 13 0 1 17 0.04% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 10,579 16,758 54 11,231 38,622 100.00% 1 4 4 9Rejected votes 127 186 0 0 313 0.80% Total polled 10,706 16,944 54 11,231 38,935 59.67% Registered electors 25,453 39,749 54 65,256

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Jürgen Ligi (RE), 6,757 votes. District mandates - Johannes Kert (RE), 752 votes; Helmen Kütt (SDE), 3,817 votes; Mailis Reps (K), 2,981 votes; and Helir-Valdor Seeder (IRL), 2,908 votes. Compensatory mandates - Jaak Madison (EKRE), 1,883 votes; Jaanus Marrandi (SDE), 1,050 votes; Kersti Sarapuu (K), 1,164 votes; and Priit Toobal (K), 1,045 votes.

2011 Results of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 6 March 2011:

Party Votes per county Total Votes % SeatsJärva Vil- jandi Expat- riates Elec- tronic Social Democratic Party SDE 3,687 4,870 16 2,646 11,219 27.37% 1 1 0 2 Estonian Reform Party RE 2,900 5,167 29 2,998 11,094 27.06% 0 2 2 4 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union IRL 2,688 4,369 36 2,320 9,413 22.96% 0 2 0 2 Estonian Centre Party K 1,709 3,208 6 557 5,480 13.37% 0 1 1 2 Andreas Reinberg (Independent) 511 643 0 259 1,413 3.45% 0 0 0 0 People's Union of Estonia ERL 167 534 0 118 819 2.00% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Greens EER 217 340 9 206 772 1.88% 0 0 0 0 Valdo Paddar (Independent) 63 200 1 46 310 0.76% 0 0 0 0 Kalle Hiob (Independent) 34 125 0 28 187 0.46% 0 0 0 0 Party of Estonian Christian Democrats EKD 33 94 0 23 150 0.37% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 33 39 2 22 96 0.23% 0 0 0 0 Russian Party in Estonia VEE 10 26 0 4 40 0.10% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 12,052 19,615 99 9,227 40,993 100.00% 1 6 3 10Rejected votes 134 192 5 0 331 0.80% Total polled 12,186 19,807 104 9,227 41,324 58.96% Registered electors 27,479 42,509 104 70,092

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Sven Mikser (SDE), 7,431 votes. District mandates - Enn Eesmaa (K), 1,535 votes; Kaia Iva (IRL), 1,064 votes; Kalle Jents (RE), 1,346 votes; Helmen Kütt (SDE), 1,693 votes; Jürgen Ligi (RE), 5,043 votes; and Helir-Valdor Seeder (IRL), 4,479 votes. Compensatory mandates - Peep Aru (RE), 896 votes; Tõnis Kõiv (RE), 961 votes; and Priit Toobal (K), 796 votes.

2007 Results of the 2007 parliamentary election held on 4 March 2007:

Party Votes per county Total Votes % SeatsJärva Vil- jandi Expat- riates Elec- tronic Estonian Reform Party RE 3,859 6,650 14 577 11,100 26.30% 0 2 1 3 Estonian Centre Party K 3,559 5,339 9 171 9,078 21.51% 0 1 2 3 Pro Patria and Res Publica Union IRL 2,569 4,587 63 539 7,758 18.38% 0 1 1 2 Social Democratic Party SDE 2,772 2,915 13 414 6,114 14.49% 0 1 0 1 People's Union of Estonia ERL 1,434 2,926 5 107 4,472 10.60% 0 1 0 1 Estonian Greens EER 916 1,787 6 202 2,911 6.90% 0 0 0 0 Party of Estonian Christian Democrats EKD 238 312 4 16 570 1.35% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 32 36 1 8 77 0.18% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Left Party EVP 24 47 1 3 75 0.18% 0 0 0 0 Constitution Party K 7 22 0 0 29 0.07% 0 0 0 0 Russian Party in Estonia VEE 8 12 0 0 20 0.05% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 15,418 24,633 116 2,037 42,204 100.00% 0 6 4 10Rejected votes 169 200 9 0 378 0.89% Total polled 15,587 24,833 125 2,037 42,582 59.17% Registered electors 28,251 43,589 125 71,965

The following candidates were elected: District mandates - Jaak Aab (K), 4,229 votes; Meelis Atonen (RE), 4,687 votes; Tõnis Kõiv (RE), 1,926 votes; Jaanus Marrandi (ERL), 1,108 votes; Sven Mikser (SDE), 4,280 votes; and Helir-Valdor Seeder (IRL), 4,089 votes. Compensatory mandates - Peep Aru (RE), 1,568 votes; Kaia Iva (IRL), 886 votes; Jaan Kundla (K), 496 votes; and Arvo Sarapuu (K), 913 votes.

2003 Results of the 2003 parliamentary election held on 2 March 2003:

Party Votes per county Total Votes % SeatsJärva Vil- jandi Expat- riates Estonian Centre Party K 4,211 6,758 4 10,973 27.28% 0 2 0 2 Union for the Republic–Res Publica ÜVE-RP 4,806 4,783 7 9,596 23.86% 0 2 0 2 People's Union of Estonia ERL 2,637 4,131 1 6,769 16.83% 0 1 0 1 Estonian Reform Party RE 1,944 3,235 3 5,182 12.88% 0 1 0 1 Pro Patria Union Party I 1,380 3,024 20 4,424 11.00% 0 1 0 1 Moderate People's Party RM 829 1,414 22 2,265 5.63% 0 0 1 1 Estonian Christian People's Party EKRP 192 184 0 376 0.93% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Independence Party EIP 67 154 0 221 0.55% 0 0 0 0 Estonian Social Democratic Labour Party ESDTP 64 106 0 170 0.42% 0 0 0 0 Estonian United People's Party EÜRP 34 87 0 121 0.30% 0 0 0 0 Ivan Tsvetkov (Independent) 87 15 0 102 0.25% 0 0 0 0 Russian Party in Estonia VEE 12 15 0 27 0.07% 0 0 0 0Valid votes 16,263 23,906 57 40,226 100.00% 0 7 1 8Rejected votes 143 289 1 433 1.06% Total polled 16,406 24,195 58 40,659 54.75% Registered electors 29,964 44,246 58 74,268 Turnout 54.75% 54.68% 100.00% 54.75%

The following candidates were elected: District mandates - Jaak Allik (ERL), 1,937 votes; Peep Aru (RE), 2,064 votes; Andres Jalak (ÜVE-RP), 1,698 votes; Arnold Kimber (K), 1,830 votes; Jaanus Marrandi (K), 3,502 votes; Jaanus Rahumägi (ÜVE-RP), 3,798 votes; and Helir-Valdor Seeder (I), 2,524 votes. Compensatory mandates - Toomas Hendrik Ilves (RM), 1,430 votes.

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